Detachable cuff



Dec. 3, 1929. .1. c. HOLLAND DETACHABLE CUFF Filed July 1. 1925 John Glfolland WMXM Patented Dec. 3, 1929 UNITED STATES JOHN C. HOLLAND, 01

BROOKLYN; NEW TYORK DETAGHABLE"1CU-FF Application filed July 1,

My invention relates to detachable cuffs and particularly to cuffs of the fold-back type adapted for attachment upon and detachment from shirt sleeves.

An object of this invention is to provide a detachable cuff structure which can be applied upon ashirt sleeve to be held in place by the usual cuff-buttons or links, and which will present substantially the same appearance as .10 a soft folded cufl such as is now usually permanently attached upon shirt sleeves.

A further object resides in so constructing the cuff that the cuff end of the shirt sleeve is entirely enclosed within the cuff and the cuff .16 structure is maintained in a snug and neat fit upon the shirt.

WVith the above and other objects in View, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, my invention includes certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be set forth in connection with the drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the lower end of a shirt sleeve having my cuff fitted thereon.

Fig. 2 is a similar View, with the cuff link removed and the detachable cuff folded back to better show the placement of the shirt cuff.

Fig. 3 shows the shirt sleeve and cuff opened Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the detachable cuff as it appears when folded out flat.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of r Fig. 4.

- and inner fabrics 5 and 6, which are stitched or otherwise secured together around three of their edges, the fabrics being unattached along one of the long edges. The finished cuff is of substantially double the size of the usual turned-back portion of a folded soft cufi,

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and is adapted to be folded over substantially 2 along the-line .7, button-holes being: provided rat 8 and 9- onone side of the folchiandithetwo I fabrics 5-and Gbeingseparately button ho-led as at ltliand 11,:on the opposite side. 1 vThefalo11a??? .rie 6- is out. away intermediate theabuttonholes 10 and ll 'to a =depth;slightly less than the width of the :folch-and: the edgesaround -..this cutaway portion arestitched. downor .otherw-ise suitably finished. This Joutting so -.a-way of the fabrieleaves-rthe flapslQ and-l3 whichiaresecu-red to the .fabric 5,. and "thetwo .ifab-ricson theremaining side. ofthefold 'Ziare --double throughout.

In the iuseio-f i nproveddetachable cuff, the shirt-sleeve: suit 2- iszinserted-between.the fabrics 5 and 6. where theisamearecut away, to-be zCtfL1gh1;:3.f/iitS' edges behindthe flaps .12 and 131; .thevdetachable cuff is folded along .the line.7,.and-.ithe cuff. link :or button .14 is fitted through the several button-holes ,3, 4,.8, 9-, 10 and.11. With thedetachableacuff fittedand .held inthis:manner;the.-loose edge of the fab- 5 I is. presented i to overlie the; sleevecuff f2--andi-the flaps! 12r-21-11C1J13Jfi161 folded inrand --seou-red-"-. between thewsleeve .cuffa-and the. double fabricahaving thebuttoi-hholes. 8 and Qtherethrough. This.cuffi'structureqarer sents substantially the style .and. appearance of an i attached soft folded cuff,-and upon re: imoval of the linker button 14:,- .thedetachable .cuff can-be immediately. withdrawnifrom. the -sleeve cuff and arnewbufircan befitted. iriits --place.

. From the foregoing it-will berseen that I" have provided a detachable. cuff: which .can be readily fitted .upon. ashirt E sleeve cuff .to beaheld in .place. by the .usual one link or button without the use of supplemental fastenin-gs or securing ofany sort; and, that*'% the detachable cuff .structure'is'.'ofx. simple construction, readilymanufactured,and IlSibf such form that it'can be folded out entirely flat for laundering and finishing.

" LWVhil I have herein shown and described' only" certain specific constructions and embod iments of my: invention, it. will befappreci ated that changes in \therform construction and assembly of the1-partscan be".madet.to suit ivaniouszrequi-rements i of use, withoutudeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A detachable cuff of the double fold type adapted for detachable application to a shirt-sleeve cuff, comprising two fabrics of cuff shape secured together along three sides and unsecured along the remaining side, one

i of said fabrics being cut away in its middle portion adjacent the unsecured side and both fabrics being provided with button openings to register with the button-holes ofthe sleeve cuff, said cut away area extending approximately from the button hole at one end of the cuff to the button hole at the other end of the cuff.

2. A detachable cuff of the double fold type for application to a shirt-sleeve cuff, comprising two layers of material of substantially cuff shape secured together on three of their sides and unsecured on the remaining side, said detachable cuff being adapted to be folded over on a line substantially parallel with the unsecured edges,

and the two layers of material beingprovided with independent button openings therethrough on opposite sides of the line of fold. said detachable cuff being adapted for application with the sleeve cuff fitted between the layers of material at the unsecured edges up to the fold with the button openings in line with the button openings of the sleeve cuff, one of said layers of material being cut away adjacent the edge intermediate the comprising two layers'of material of substantially cuff shape secured together at their ends and along one side and unsecured on the remaining side, said detachable cuff bein g adapted to be folded over on a line substantially parallel with the unsecured side,

and this unsecured side serving as a pocket to receive the shirt sleeve cuff for insertion down to the line of fold, the two layers of material being provided with, independent button openings therethrough adjacent opposite edges on the unsecured side and having button openings formed through the two fabrics jointly on the opposite side of the line of fold, all of the button holes being positioned to align with ordinary located button holes in the shirt sleeve cuff, and one of said layers of material being cut away adjacent the unsecured edge intermediate the button openings, with the cut away area eX- tending approximately from the button hole at one end of the cuff to the button hole at the other end of the cuff to reduce the thicksignature.

JOHN C. HOLLAND. 

